Devonport, Tasmania

[edit] Americola's celebrity biographies are provided by AmericolaWiki, a celebrity wiki. You can help contribute to Americola and edit this article.

Devonport Tasmania
Image:DevonportLighthouse.JPG Devonport Lighthouse
Population:	21,528 (2001)[1]
Time zone:  • Summer (DST)	AEST (UTC+10) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location:	47 km from Burnie 98 km from Launceston 277 km from Hobart
LGA:	City of Devonport
State District:	Braddon
Federal Division:	Braddon

Devonport is a city in the north-west of Tasmania, Australia, at the mouth of the Mersey River. It, along with the slightly smaller city of Burnie, are the major regional centres of the north-west of the state. To visitors to Tasmania, it is primarily known as the port for the Spirit of Tasmania ferries - Spirit I and II travel to Melbourne, Victoria.

The area was first surveyed by Captain Charles Hardwicke in 1823. The area was originally known as Port Frederick, then Mersey River, the name of the river flowing through the town. Later it became two separate towns - Formby on the western side, and Torquay on the east. The towns joined to become Devonport (named for Devonport in England) in 1890. The eastern side is now called East Devonport.

Devonport was declared a city in 1981. The Local Government Area is the City of Devonport.

Sister Cities

Devonport has a formal sister city agreement with Minamata City in Japan. This was ratified in 1996.

• Minamata, Japan (1996)

References

1. ^ Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres, Australia, 2001. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003-03-25). Retrieved on 2006-12-02.

Coordinates: 41°10′50″S, 146°20′47″E

cs:Devonport de:Devonport (Tasmanien) fr:Devonport (Tasmanie) it:Devonport pl:Devonport (Australia)

Wikipedia information about Devonport, Tasmania This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Devonport, Tasmania". It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer). Help contribute to Americola and edit this article.